Heaven on Earth (Belinda Carlisle album)

Heaven on Earth is the second solo album by American singer Belinda Carlisle, and released in 1987. The album features three singles that made the Top 10 charts in the United States, including the #1 hit and Carlisle's signature song "Heaven Is a Place on Earth". It is her most successful album to date.

Heaven on Earth
Studio album by Belinda Carlisle
Released	October 5, 1987
Recorded	1987
Studio	Ocean Way Recording (Los Angeles, CA) American Recording Co. (Calabasas, CA) Music Grinder Studios (Hollywood, CA) Hollywood Sound Recorders (Hollywood, CA) Cherokee Studios (Hollywood, CA)
Genre	Pop rock[1]
Length	43:24
Label	MCA (U.S.) Virgin (UK)
Producer	Rick Nowels
Belinda Carlisle chronology
Belinda (1986) Heaven on Earth (1987) Runaway Horses (1989)
Singles from Heaven on Earth
"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" Released: September 29, 1987 "I Get Weak" Released: February 15, 1988 "Circle in the Sand" Released: May 1988 "I Feel Free" Released: 1988 "World Without You" Released: 1988 "Love Never Dies" Released: 1988

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Daily Vault	B−[2]

AllMusic's Alex Henderson gave the album four stars out of five, saying "while nothing here packs quite the punch that "How Much More," "We Got the Beat," and "Turn to You" did, such memorable songs as "Heaven Is a Place on Earth," "Should I Let You In?", and "I Get Weak" show that the Angeleno still had plenty of spirit".[1]

Commercial performance

Heaven on Earth is Carlisle's most successful studio album of her career, in terms of chart performance and copies sold. The album was certified four times Platinum in the United Kingdom. Heaven on Earth was also certified Platinum in many other countries including the United States.

Singles

The first single released, "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", reached the number one position throughout the world. The second song released was "I Get Weak", written by Diane Warren. "I Get Weak" reached the number two spot in the U.S. and garnered a top 10 placing in Canada and the U.K. The third single, "Circle in the Sand", reached the top 10 in many countries, among them U.K. (#4), U.S. (#7) and Canada (#5). From the fourth single on, the singles released from the album varied in different territories. The Cream cover "I Feel Free" was released only in the U.S., reaching #88 on the Billboard Hot 100. This was the final U.S. single from the album. In Europe, "World Without You" (another Diane Warren song) was released, where it reached the top 40. A fifth and final single in the U.K. was the ballad "Love Never Dies" which reached number #54.[3]

Re-issues

In May 2009, Heaven on Earth was re-released as a remastered two disc special edition. This special edition includes several bonus remixes and a live DVD. The inclusion of the live DVD marked the first time the concert footage filmed in Philadelphia during the 1988 'Good Heavens' world tour was made available in DVD format. It had previously only been available on VHS.

Heaven On Earth was again re-released on August 26, 2013 in a 2CD+DVD casebook edition from Edsel Recording ( EDSG 80265 ) featuring the original album remastered, the single versions, remixes and B-sides. The DVD features the videos from the album and the concert footage filmed in Philadelphia during the 1988 'Good Heavens' world tour as well as an exclusive interview with Carlisle, discussing the album.[4]

Fellow Go-Go Charlotte Caffey's group The Graces covered "Should I Let You In?" for their 1989 album Perfect View.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"	Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley	4:07
2.	"Circle in the Sand"	Nowels, Shipley	4:26
3.	"I Feel Free"	Jack Bruce, Pete Brown	4:49
4.	"Should I Let You In?"	Charlotte Caffey, Mark Holden	4:16
5.	"World Without You"	Diane Warren	4:44
6.	"I Get Weak"	Diane Warren	4:52
7.	"We Can Change"	Caffey, Nowels	3:45
8.	"Fool for Love"	Robbie Seidman	3:55
9.	"Nobody Owns Me"	Caffey, Holden, Clyde Lieberman	3:13
10.	"Love Never Dies"	Caffey, Tom Caffey, Nowels	5:15

2009 Special edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (Heavenly version)	Nowels, Shipley	6:00
12.	"Circle in the Sand" (Beach Party Mix)	Nowels, Shipley	7:52
13.	"World Without You" (Extended Worldwide Mix)	Warren	8:27
14.	"I Get Weak" (12" version)	Warren	7:29
15.	"World Without You" (Panavision Mix)	Warren	4:18
16.	"Circle in the Sand" (Sandblast Multi Mix) (digital download bonus track)	Nowels, Shipley	5:16

2009 Special edition bonus DVD – Belinda Live: The Good Heavens Tour

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Feel Free"
2.	"Mad About You"
3.	"Lust to Love"
4.	"I Get Weak"
5.	"Fool for Love"
6.	"Circle in the Sand"
7.	"World Without You"
8.	"Nobody Owns Me"
9.	"Our Lips Are Sealed"
10.	"Vacation"
11.	"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"
12.	"Love Never Dies"
13.	"Head Over Heals"
14.	"We Got the Beat"

2013 Remastered Deluxe version

Disc one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heaven Is a Place on Earth"	Rick Nowels, Ellen Shipley	4:14
2.	"Circle in the Sand"	Nowels, Shipley	4:26
3.	"I Feel Free"	Jack Bruce, Pete Brown	4:49
4.	"Should I Let You In?"	Charlotte Caffey, Mark Holden	4:16
5.	"World Without You"	Diane Warren	4:44
6.	"I Get Weak"	Warren	4:52
7.	"We Can Change"	Caffey, Nowels	3:45
8.	"Fool For Love"	Robbie Seidman	3:55
9.	"Nobody Owns Me"	Caffey, Holden, Clyde Lieberman	3:13
10.	"Love Never Dies"	Caffey, Tom Caffey, Nowels	5:13
11.	"Heaven is a Place on Earth" (Promo 7″ Edit)	Nowels, Shipley	3:54
12.	"I Get Weak" (7")	Warren	4:16
13.	"Circle in the Sand" (7″)	Nowels, Shipley	3:41
14.	"World Without You" (7″ Remix)	Warren	3:59
15.	"I Feel Free" (7″)	Bruce, Brown	4:26
16.	"Love Never Dies" (7")	Caffey, Caffey, Nowels	4:13

Disc two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Heaven is a Place on Earth" (Heavenly Version)	Nowels, Shipley	6:00
2.	"I Feel Free" (Extended Version)	Bruce, Brown	7:00
3.	"Circle in the Sand" (Beach Party Mix)	Nowels, Shipley	7:52
4.	"World Without You" (Extended Worldwide Mix)	Warren	8:27
5.	"I Get Weak" (12″ Version)	Warren	7:32
6.	"Heaven is a Place on Earth" (Down to Earth Dub)	Nowels, Shipley	5:24
7.	"Circle in the Sand" (Seaside Mood Groove Mix)	Nowels, Shipley	3:52
8.	"World Without You" (Panavision Mix)	Warren	4:18
9.	"Circle in the Sand" (Sandblast Multi-Mix)	Nowels, Shipley	5:16
10.	"I Get Weak" (Romantic Mix)	Warren	6:20
11.	"I Feel Free" (Dub Version)	Bruce, Brown	7:38
12.	"Heaven is a Place on Earth" (A Cappella)	Nowels, Shipley	3:55

Disc three DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Heaven is a Place on Earth" (Video)	4:06
2.	"I Get Weak" (Video)	4:13
3.	"Circle in the Sand" (Video)	3:38
4.	"World Without You" (Video)	5:02
5.	"I Feel Free" (Video)	4:31
6.	"Love Never Dies" (Video)	5:28
7.	"Belinda Live!: The Good Heavens Tour" (For track list see 2009 remaster)	60:00
8.	"Interview with Belinda conducted by Mark Goodier"	16:08

2017 30th Anniversary Edition Remastered Deluxe version

Featuring three bonus tracks: "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" (2017 Acoustic), "Why", and "Superstar".

Album credits

Personnel

• Belinda Carlisle – lead vocals, backing vocals (and, according to the album's lyrics sheet, Air Guitar)
• Dann Huff – electric guitar
• John McCurry – electric guitar
• George Black – additional guitar
• Michael Landau – additional guitar
• Tim Pierce – additional guitar
• Rick Nowels – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, drum programming, backing vocals,
• Charles Judge – keyboards, acoustic piano, drum programming
• Thomas Dolby – additional keyboards
• Rhett Lawrence – Fairlight programming
• John Pierce – bass guitar
• Kenny Aronoff – drums
• Curly Smith – drums
• Jimmy Bralower – additional percussion
• Paulinho da Costa – additional percussion
• David Kemper – additional percussion
• Beth Anderson – backing vocals
• Charlotte Caffey – backing vocals
• Donna Davidson – backing vocals
• Donna De Lory – backing vocals
• Edie Lehmann – backing vocals
• Michelle Phillips – backing vocals
• Ellen Shipley – backing vocals
• Chynna Phillips – backing vocals
• Carnie Wilson – backing vocals

Production

• Producer and arrangements – Rick Nowels
• Additional vocal production – Ellen Shipley and Robert Feist
• Production assistants – Matthew Freeman and Nancy Del Los Santos
• Production coordinator – Timothy McDaniel
• Recorded by Steve MacMillan
• Additional engineers – Stacy Baird and Robert Feist
• Assistant engineers – Mark DeSisto, Matthew Freeman, Clark Germain, Ron Jacobs, Ethan Jones, Brian Scheuble, Joe Schiff and Bob Vogt.
• Mixing – Shelly Yakus (tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 & 9); Steve MacMillan (tracks 3, 4, 8 & 10)
• Mix assistant – Charles Judge
• Mixed at A&M Studios (Hollywood, CA).
• Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, CA).
• Art direction and design – Norman Moore
• Photography – Phillip Dixon
• Management – Danny Goldberg and Ron Stone

Charts and sales

Weekly charts Chart (1987–88) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[5] 13 Canadian Albums Chart[6] 12 Dutch Albums Chart[5] 31 German Albums Chart[7] 17 Italian Albums Chart 18 Japanese Albums Chart[8] 21 New Zealand Albums Chart[5] 3 Norwegian Albums Chart[5] 1 Swedish Albums Chart[5] 3 Swiss Albums Chart[5] 4 UK Albums Chart[9] 4 US Billboard 200[10] 13

Year-end chart Chart (1988) Position Swiss Albums Chart[11] 20 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Australia (ARIA)[12] 2× Platinum 140,000^^ Canada (Music Canada)[13] 2× Platinum 200,000^^ Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[14] Gold 10,000^* New Zealand (RMNZ)[15] Platinum 15,000^^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[16] Gold 25,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[17] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^^ United States (RIAA)[18] Platinum 1,000,000^^ ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Heaven on Earth at AllMusic
2. Ray, Benjamin. "Daily Vault review".
3. "Belinda Carlisle | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
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6. "Canada Chart Position". Retrieved September 8, 2007.
7. "Belinda Carlisle - Heaven On Earth - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch.
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10. "U.S. Chart Position". Retrieved September 8, 2007.
11. "Swiss Year-End Charts 1988". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
12. certyear for AUSTRALIAN CERTIFICATION for albums/singles must be 1997 or larger
13. "Canadian album certifications – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven on Earth". Music Canada.
14. "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1987". IFPI Hong Kong. Missing or empty |url= (help)
15. "New Zealand album certifications – Belinda Carisle – Heaven on Earth". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
16. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Belinda Carlisle; 'Heaven on Earth')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
17. "British album certifications – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven on Earth". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Heaven on Earth in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
18. "American album certifications – Belinda Carlisle – Heaven on Earth". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.